Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 5.0% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 20.9% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.16
UYU699.35
|
$9.05
CRC4,634.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
UYU379.69
|
$8.98
CRC4,598.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
UYU85.81
|
$1.93
CRC988.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
UYU64.33
|
$1.48
CRC760.18
|
|
pay 11.0% more for groceries
Uruguay
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.44
UYU94.07
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.68
UYU257.08
|
$3.95
CRC2,024.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
UYU164.08
|
$6.91
CRC3,539.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
UYU143.18
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
UYU168.46
|
$4.09
CRC2,095.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
UYU43.99
|
$1.97
CRC1,007.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
UYU48.95
|
$0.62
CRC317.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU27.97
|
$1.08
CRC553.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
UYU47.02
|
$1.17
CRC598.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU33.02
|
$1.09
CRC557.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU32.16
|
$1.06
CRC541.61
|
|
pay 17.4% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
UYU294.74
|
$5.70
CRC2,916.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.78
UYU1,878.19
|
$45.78
CRC23,439.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,826.29
UYU1,417,994.78
|
$30,441.08
CRC15,586,640.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
UYU677.32
|
$14.02
CRC7,178.15
|
|
pay 0.7% more for housing
Uruguay
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.50
UYU1,559.56
|
$45.97
CRC23,535.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$631.38
UYU24,311.29
|
$731.28
CRC374,434.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.93
UYU18,055.96
|
$520.21
CRC266,363.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.20
UYU3,935.31
|
$63.96
CRC32,747.47
|
|
pay 21.1% more for childcare
Uruguay
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.70
UYU16,237.40
|
$476.14
CRC243,795.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,669.05
UYU295,296.58
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,077,343.17
|
|
pay 13.1% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
UYU129.61
|
$2.97
CRC1,519.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.99
UYU153.78
|
$3.43
CRC1,757.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.19
UYU199.81
|
$4.33
CRC2,216.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.06
UYU2,043.02
|
$56.36
CRC28,859.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.53
UYU405.61
|
$7.46
CRC3,817.84
|
|
pay 16.3% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.58
UYU3,680.23
|
$71.44
CRC36,577.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.77
UYU1,878.03
|
$46.89
CRC24,010.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$133.31
UYU5,133.19
|
$105.63
CRC54,084.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.14
UYU4,317.90
|
$95.19
CRC48,739.24
|
|
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